Kolkata: Bengal Aerotropolis' 10,000 crore airport city project at Andal in Bardhaman district, in which Singapore's Changi Airport holds a 26 per cent stake, is in jeopardy.
The West Bengal government has decided to develop another airport about 40km away at Asansol in the same district, putting the viability and technical feasibility of the project in question.
Subrata Paul, chief executive officer of BAPL said, “We have heard about the state government's plan. We do not want to comment on that. So far, our project is concerned we are going ahead with it. We are expecting to make the airport operational by September next year.”
“The Cabinet recently approved setting up of airports at Balurghat, Malda, Asansol, Digha and the Sunderbans. The land for setting up the airports has been identified,” said law minister of the state Moloy Ghatak, adding, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee recently wrote to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) seeking permission for setting up the airports. According to Ghatak, who is also an MLA from Asansol (North) constituency, the government will not have acquire any land to rebuild the Asansol airport as it already owns over 550 actres of land around it.
02/07/11 Business Standard
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